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World from above
Can you find the photographer in this image from an island off the coast of Norway?
November 18, 2016
Close lightning strike with slow motion
See video of a close and loud lightning strike. "It gave me a fright as the flash was bright and was accompanied by a very loud bang!" Video here.
November 17, 2016
Supermoon photos from around the world
EarthSky received many photos of the bright and beautiful supermoon. We loved them all and thank you all! See editors' favorites here.
November 14, 2016
Fajada Butte
RodNeil Thomas got this shot on October 29 at Fajada Butte in Chaco Canyon, New Mexico. He said, "This was my first time solo photographing the night sky. I'm hooked!"
November 10, 2016
Watching Orion
Orion the Hunter - one of the most familiar constellations to many because of its prominent Belt of 3 stars - is coming back into view in the evening sky.
November 9, 2016
Taurid meteor over Atlantic coast
The long-lasting 2016 Taurid meteor shower hasn't been as spectacular as last year's shower. But, like all Taurid showers, it has produced some fireballs!
November 7, 2016
Into the thin air
Photographer Jeff Dai captured this self-portrait atop a glacier - 17,000 feet (5,300 m) above sea level - in the Himalayas of Tibet.
November 3, 2016
Wow! Photos of moon, Venus and Saturn
Venus and Saturn were extra close on the sky's dome this past weekend. Now the waxing moon has come back after sunset and is sweeping near them each evening.
November 1, 2016
Airglow over Sweden
Airglow is the light of excited atoms, high in Earth's atmosphere.
October 31, 2016
October’s end, Virginia
"Nothing like some fall colors and the Milky Way to start off the weekend!"
October 29, 2016
